Arts Committee

HDRF recognizes the empirical link between artistic creativity to depression and its related mood and other emotional disorders. The incidence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is 8-10x more prevalent in artists than in the general population.1 On average, the rate of suicide in a sample of artists is nearly three times higher than the general population.2

The Arts Committee was formed in recognition of the heavy burden depression imposes on artists and on the work they produce. The members of the Arts Committee are committed to helping HDRF accomplish its mission, raise mental health awareness, and ultimately find a cure for depression. HDRF is proud to have the following members on its Arts Committee:

Arts Committee Members

  • James Aman – Interior Designer
  • Frederick Anderson – Fashion Executive
  • Dennis Basso – Fur and Fashion Designer
  • Harry Benson – Photographer
  • Bruce Bierman – Interior Designer
  • Geoffrey Bradfield – Interior Designer
  • Mario Buatta – Interior Designer
  • Tom Cashin – Interior Designer
  • Susan Cheever – Author
  • Nancy Corzine – Home Furnishings Designer and Producer
  • Judy Licht Della Femina – TV Journalist
  • Arthur Dunnam – Interior Designer
  • Anne Eisenhower – Interior Designer
  • Patrick Gallagher – Interior Designer
  • Douglas Hannant – Fashion Designer
  • Kim Heirston – Art Advisor
  • Sharon King Hoge – Journalist
  • Tony Ingrao – Interior Designer
  • Eric Javits – Fashion Accessories Designer
  • Jay Johnson – Interior Designer
  • Randy Kemper – Interior Designer
  • Parker Ladd – Publishing Executive
  • Gideon Lewin – Photographer
  • Christopher Mason – Journalist, Author, Musical Performer
  • Joanna Mastroianni – Fashion Designer
  • Jay McInerney – Author
  • Patrick McMullan – Photographer
  • Juan Montoya – Interior Designer
  • Maggie Norris – Fashion Designer
  • Sandra Nunnerly – Interior Designer
  • Alex Papachristides – Interior Designer
  • Campion Platt – Interior Designer
  • Marc Rosen – Packaging Designer
  • Ralph Rucci – Fashion Designer
  • Arnold Scaasi – Fashion Designer
  • William Secord – Art gallerist
  • Hunt Slonem – Artist
  • Scott Snyder – Interior Designer
  • Antony Todd – Special Events Designer
  • Adrienne Vittadini – Fashion and Interior Design Entrepreneur
  • Robert Wilson – Producer, Director
  • Dominick Dunne – In memoriam – Author

1 Jamison, KR (1993)
2 Stack (1996)